very beautiful and often very fun but too forgiving and too eager to hold your hand. by the time you feel like you're getting out of tutorial zone it's.. kinda over. kind of wish that if we were going to have more characters thrust upon us (bordering on too many imo) they'd have more depth than funny hehe dog pun names. needs more "penis music" ost. wish they'd actually dedicated to trying to fit the plot into pikmin's overall story (i know) instead of being like "well.. just figure it out :)" and giving non answers in interviews.. in general i find the worldbuilding in 4 feels pretty off and clashes with the series' otherwise bleak and alone feel; the house area in particular, like.. if all humans are supposedly dead and this is forever in the future why does the place have GAS. in general, of course, ymmv, but personally i prefer how lonely and small 1 makes you feel over 4's funtime puppy heehoo :) shtick

it IS a stunning game visually though, and i did have fun with it. even on days where i'm like oh.. that was pretty mid actually, i have to give 4 credit where it's due; pikmin needed this

tldr i can't ever tell if this game was kind of.. ass or if i actually loved it but i certainly don't regret playing it; you win this time nintendo